Coon Rapids–Riverdale station

Coon Rapids–Riverdale station is a commuter rail station in Coon Rapids, Minnesota, located at 3050 Northdale Boulevard NW, south of the Riverdale shopping centers. It is served by the Northstar Commuter Rail line. The station features bicycle lockers and a park and ride lot with capacity for 466 vehicles. The commute time to downtown Minneapolis from this station is about 28 minutes.[1] The fare to downtown Minneapolis from this station is $3.25 at all times; the fare to and from any other station is $3.25 on weekdays and $2.75 on weekends and holidays.[2][3]

"Coon Rapids station" redirects here. For the planned infill station, see Coon Rapids–Foley Boulevard station.
Coon Rapids–Riverdale
Location3050 Northdale Boulevard NW
Coon Rapids, MN 55433
Coordinates45°11′28″N 93°21′5″W
Line(s)
  Northstar Line 888
PlatformsSide platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus routes 850, 851, 860, 887F
Construction
Parking466 spaces
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedNovember 16, 2009
Services
Preceding station Metro Transit Following station
Anoka
towards Big Lake
 Northstar Line
Route 888
 Fridley
towards Target Field
Coon Rapids–Foley Boulevard
Proposed
towards Target Field
Former services
Preceding station Great Northern Railway Following station
Anoka
toward Milaca
 Milaca – Minneapolis Fridley
toward Minneapolis

As of the station's opening in 2009, signage simply called it "Coon Rapids" or "Coon Rapids Station". A second station in the city is planned at Foley Boulevard (just north of Minnesota State Highway 610), where there is currently a bus station with a large parking ramp for park and ride service. The Foley station would then be available as a stop on the Northern Lights Express to Duluth and the proposed Bethel Corridor line, since it is less than a mile south of the Coon Creek rail junction, where the tracks split and to go toward Bethel and Duluth.

References
  1. http://www.metrotransit.org/coon-rapids-riverdale-station.aspx
  2. http://www.metrotransit.org/fares.aspx#Northstarfares
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-08-08. Retrieved 2012-08-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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